Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 548 · 40 questions

Study tip (Every mistake is a map): Concept gap → relearn and practise; careless slip → add it to your checking list; time problem → plan minutes per mark; misread question → circle key words. Helpful steps: listing your mistakes, redoing wrong sums, asking about doubts, noting weak topics, updating your plan. Unhelpful: hiding the paper, blaming the teacher, giving up the subject. Score as a percentage = marks ÷ total × 100 (26 out of 50 → 52%).

1. 1.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
6. 6.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
29. 29.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
32. 32.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes

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